^But that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about the way Hollywood editors today are so obsessed with relentless, nonstop pacing that they'll ruthlessly cut out scenes that are thematically or emotionally important to the story. One of the worst examples is in Star Trek: Nemesis. There was a major early scene in which Picard and Data discussed questions of mortality, humanity, and sacrifice that were absolutely vital as groundwork for Data's choices later in the film. Data's character arc doesn't really make sense without it. But because it was a slow dialogue scene, they cut it, while they left in a totally gratuitous dune-buggy chase that could've been omitted without having any impact on the story. Because speed and intensity have become the all-consuming obsession of Hollywood editors to the exclusion of every other priority.
Heck, there was even a part in Generations where Picard's greeting of "Lursa, B'Etor" to the Duras sisters is trimmed to "Lurs-or" because the editors didn't think the audience had the patience to sit through four syllables of introduction instead of two. And that was the only time the characters' names were even given onscreen in the film!
Heck, there was even a part in Generations where Picard's greeting of "Lursa, B'Etor" to the Duras sisters is trimmed to "Lurs-or" because the editors didn't think the audience had the patience to sit through four syllables of introduction instead of two. And that was the only time the characters' names were even given onscreen in the film!
